EDC 102H F11 Context Reports
Community Data Worksheet - Census Data

Community: West Greenwich

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Use the data tables below to accumulate data from reliable sources about a particular geographical region of Rhode Island. After you have assembled this information, turn it into knowledge by synthesizing a series of sensible paragraphs.

I. Community Data Collection

A. Income Poverty Data

Year data collected:

To collect data on the state of Rhode Island:

1. Go to American Factfinder page on the US Census Bureau website
2. Select Rhode Island from the drop-down menu (do not type into the search field)
3. Collect data from the Economic Characteristics section
4. Use other sections to collect additional data as needed

To collect data on your community:

1. Return to the American Factfinder
2. Type the name of your community in the “city/town, county, or zip” box
3. Follow instructions 3 and 4 above

	Community	Rhode Island	United States
Median household income	81,419	53,636	50,502
Median family income	86,644	69,604	61,455
Per capita income	34,754	29,277	26,708
Families below poverty level	5.9%	10.6%	N/A
Individuals below poverty level	11.7%	25.3%	N/A
Unemployment	7.5%	6.8%	6.5%
Mean Travel Time to Work	26.8 mins	23.4	25.5
Own Children 6-17	1,129	142,561	47,112,352
All Parents in Work Force	256	48,071	15,066,893

B. Race and Ethnicity Data

Year data collected:

To collect data on the state of Rhode Island:

1. Use the American Factfinder page to locate the Fact Sheet or either your zip code or the state of Rhode Island
2. Collect data from the ACS Demographic Estimates section
3. Use other sections to collect additional data as needed

	Community	Rhode Island	US
White	5,873	866,678	224,895,700
Black/African Americans	51	62,082	37,978,752
Asian	63	30,991	14,185,496
Hispanic	23	124,432	47,727,533
American Indian or Alaska native	0	4,521	2,480,465
Median Age	38.5	38.9	36.9
Males	2,837	509,859	149,398,724
Females	3,137	546,530	154,566,548
5-9 years old	458	61,968	20,116,654
10-14 years	478	65,819	20,643,730

II. Narrative Description of Community

Use the data you collected above to develop a series of paragraphs that describe your community (zip code) and draw comparisons with the rest of the state and / or district. Here is an example of how to do this.


West Greenwich Rhode Island is an example of a fairly prosperous U.S. town. The median household income is well above that of the state and the country. West Greenwich leads the nation and the state in median household income by over 30,000 dollars each. The poverty level is also much lower in comparison to the state. The poverty level in Rhode Island is 10.6% whereas in West Greenwich it is only 5.9%. The only place in which West Greenwich trails both the state and the nation is in unemployment. The unemployment rate in West Greenwich is 7.5%, however in Rhode Island the rate is 6.8% and in the U.S. it is 6.5%.

West Greenwich is not particularly diverse. In fact, the number of individuals in each minority group does not even reach the hundreds. 5,873 of the 5,974 of West Greenwich are White. There are only approximately 51 African Americans, 63 Asians and 23 Hispanic individuals. There are no American Indian or Alaskan natives. Also, out of West Greenwich's 5,974 residents around 1,300 are school age children. The Median age is around 38.5 which likely correlates with the number of youths in West Greenwich.
















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